Motor-cap.



J; A. COHOON, In.

MOTOR CAP.

APPLICATION FILED DEC.30, I913.

Patented Apr. 6, 1915.

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portion 'rran srarns ra'rnrvr B JAMES A. COEOON,

COMPANY, OF ST. LOUIS, MIS$OU JR., 0F CBEVE COEUB, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR T0 AULOGO MOTOR CAP 31, A CORPORATION OF MISSQURI.

MOTOR CAP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 6, 1915.

Application filed December 30, 1913. Serial No. 809,5Q2.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, James A. Qonoon, Jr., citizen of the United States, residmg at Creve Coeur, in the county of St. Louis and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mertor-Caps, of which the following is a speclfication.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in head coverings and more particularly to head coverings of the type commonly called caps, the ob ect of my 1n vention being the provision of a convertible cap so constructed as in ordinary use to leave the face of the weaver exposed but capable of being pulled down or extended to provide a mask or covering for the wearers face.

A. further object of my invention is to provide a cap of the above described character in which the lower edge port1on of the crown is expansible in order that such portion may fit snugly either about the upper portion of the wearers head or about the head and face of the wearer.

A further object of my invention is to provide a cap of the type in which the crown is normally drawn forward to rest upon the upper portion of the vizor with an insert of transparent material in that of the crown normally resting upon the vizor, which, when the cap is drawn down over the wearers face, will extend in front of the eyes.

In this connection, a still further object of my invention is to so construct the cap that it will engage snugly across the wearers face and over the bridge of the nose, thereby shutting out any dust or dirt.

-With these and other objects in view, my invention will be more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and then specifically pointed out in the claims which are attached to and form a part of this application.

In the drawing :-Figure l is a perspective view of a cap constructed in accordance with my invention, showing the same employed to shield the wearers face; Fig.

2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken vizor in raised or normal position; Fig. 4:

is a fragmentary sectional View taken through the lower back portion of the crown, showing an attached elastic member employed to insure snug fitting of the cap in either position.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawing by the same reference characters.

My improved cap is primarily intended as an outing cap for motorists, whereby the necessity of wearing goggles or other protective articles or coverings for the eyes will be avoided, the cap being so constructed as to protect the wearer in a much more .eiiicient manner than any of the ordinary pable of protecting the entire face of the wearer from wind and dust when such protection is reouired.

More specifically my improved cap is of that type commonly known as golf or out- 1ng caps including a flexible crown or body portion 10 of cloth or other soft material and a vizor or eye shade 11 formed either of the same material as the body of the cap or of other suitable material, the vizor, as

a rule, being stiffened or reinforced in order that'it may keep its shape, The crown por tion of the cap is flared intermediate its height in order that, under ordinary circumstances, the forward lower part of the crown may be pulled ahead to rest upon the upper face of the vizor as shown in Fig. 3, the crown being maintained in this position by means of any suitable fastening device such as a snap fastener including the co-acting parts 12 and 13.- Caps of the above described type are in common use and any further description of the construction of the cap proper is therefore unnecessary.

Such a cap is worn with the lower part of the crown fitting snugly about the head and forehead of the wearer and my improved cap is adapted to be worn either in that manner or with the lower part of the Fig. 2. In order that the cap, when drawn down in this manner, may not bind too tightly about the head and when worn in the'manner shown in Fig. 3 may-not. fit .too loosely, the lower edge portion of the crown is made larger or fuller than usual and gathered at the rear as shown at 14:, a strip of elastic material 15being stitched or 0therwise secured along the inner rear-edge of the cap in order to normally hold the cap in the proper size to be worn in the manner shown in Fig. 3. This elastic material may, however, be readily expanded or stretched in order to permit the gathered portion of the cap to be extended so that the cap may .be, worn as shown inFig. 2. It will of course be clear than when worn in either manner, the cap will fit snugly about the wearer s'head and be held against casual displacement therefrom.

The lower forward portion of the crown ofthe cap is cut-away as at 16 to rovide a' sightopening closed by a sheet 1 of any suitable transparent material, such as celluloid, isinglass, glass or the like. This transparent sheet is preferably secured over the opening interiorly of the cap by a row of stitchingv or other suitable fastening means and the opening in the crown is so proportioned that the transparent sheet will extend across both eyes of the wearer when the cap is drawn down over theface. At the same time, when the capis worn upon the upper part of the head with the forward portion of the crown pulled down over the vizor, the sheet of transparent material rests upon the upper face of'the vizor and is covered by the upper portion'ofthe crown of. the cap, being thereby hidden from sight and protected from injury.

The. lower intermediate portion of this transparent, sheet 17 is cut-away as shown at"l9 to fit across the bridge of the wearers nose and the vizor of the cap is alsocutaway at 20 to fit about the-nose of the wearer. A shield 21' of soft flexible ma terial is secured by its edges to the-adjacent edges of the transparent sheet and vizor to cover that portion of the wearers nose which would otherwise be exposed, due to the cutting away of such partsat 19 and 20.

Ordinarily the cap is worn inthe manner shown inFig. 3, but if, for any reason, the f wearer wishes to protect his face from dust, Wind or rain, the members 12 13 of the snap fastener are separated and the vizor pulled down across the face to, the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2.; When so worn the forward portion ofthe crown, including the transparent sheet 17 together with the vizor, cover and protect the entire face of the wearer; although the vizor, as shown, sets parent that'I have provided an improved away from the face'in such a manner as to in, nowayinterfere'with the breathing-of v the wearer or to hinder his talking. The cap when worn in this manner is ordinarily pulled down in such a'manner as'to cover thewearers'ears as shown in Fig. 1, al-

though it may be worn in the slightly-different manner shown in Fig. 2to leave the ears exposed. I

The cap does not bind about the wearers nose, due to the expansion of the elastic strip 15 and the cuttingaway of the v'izor, the engagement of the. cap being about the head and across'the wearers cheeks; By properly proportioning the size: of the cap and theigg strength of'the elastic vband, the cap maybe made to fit the head snugly in either position without undue pressure. The transparent sheetor shield closing the sight opening 1n the crown of the cap may be of clear transparent material or may be tinted or colored to protect the wearers eyes from glare of the sun. If desired, the cap may-be ,pro-

vided at each side of the opening 16 with a series of perforations 22, preferably n the form of eyelet holes'for purposes of ventilati'on. V r

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawing, t w ll be ap- '95 form of cap construction and one which," while in ordinary use is as neat and finished in appearance as caps nowcommonly on the market, iscapable of being readily. converted into a combined cap and face shield. Theioo cap maybe readily changedfrom one positionto the other while still upon the head,

- but one handbeingnecessary' for this operation. Such a cap can be made at slight ncrease in cost over the manufacturing cost' 'I05 of caps now commonly in use and will therefore be much cheaper than goggles besides possessing other numerous advantages over goggles, some of which have been pointed out; '110 It will of course be understood that I do not wish in any way to limit myself to the I specific details of construction illustrated in the drawing anddescribed in the specification, as various minor changes, withinthe-ilb scope of the appended claims,:may' at any time be made without in theslightest degree i departing from thespirit of my invention;

Having thusdescribed the invention, what, is claimed as new is: 7

V 1. A convertible cap including a. crown. and vizor,the forward portion of the' crown adjacent the vizor having an opening, a

transparent member covering the opening, portions of the v1zor and transparent member beingcut-away, and a covering ofjsoft 'materialinserted in the cut-away portions of the transparentmember and vizorl j' 7 2, Aconvertiblegcap. including a crown and vizor, the crown being expansible whereby the cap may be drawn down over the wearers face, the vizor being cut-away to fit about the nose of the wearer when the cap is so worn, a nose covering inserted in the vizor, the crown being provided with a sight opening, and a transparent member covering the sight opening.

3. A convertible cap including a crown having an opening in its lower forward portion and a series of ventilating openings at either side of the first opening, and a transparent member covering the first opening.

4:. A convertible cap including a crown and vizor, the crown being expansible, whereby the cap may be drawn down over the wearers face, the vizor being cut-away to fit about the nose of the wearer when the cap is so worn, and a nose covering inserted in the vizor.

5. A convertible cap including a crown and vizor, the forward portion of the crown adjacent the vizor having an opening, a transparent member covering the opening, a portion of the vizor being cut-away, and a covering of soft material inserted in the cutaway portion of the vizor.

6. A convertible cap including a crown and vizor, the crown being expansible, whereby the cap may be drawn down over the wearers face, the lower forward portion of the crown being provided with an opening, a transparent member covering the opening, and means for admitting air through the forward portion of the cap.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES A. COHOON, JR. [L.S.]

Witnesses:

J. W. MAoKAY, G. R. BAUMANN.

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